Legal basis
National: Austrian Railways Act (EisbG), Austrian Railways Regulations (EisbVO), Railway and Motor Car Liability Act (EKHG), Hazardous Goods Transportation Act (GGBG), Passenger Rights Act (PFAG), Railway Transportation Act (EisbBFG), Local and Regional Public Transport Act (ÖPNRV-G)
International: COTIF, including CIV, CIM, RID, CUV, CUI, APTU, ATMF as well as Regulation (EC) no. 1371 / 2007 and AVV
Insurances
Public liability for goods and passenger transport, environmental risks insured as well, including liability for damages to third-party railway vehicles; transport goods
Certificates, memberships
Member of AVV since 2015, UIC no. 3395
2019: Introduction and implementation of ISO 9001:2015 certificate
Railway goods transport subsidy programme
We hereby announce that the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT), based on the decision by the European Commission C(2017) 7276 of 25/10/2017, has authorised a special directive called a “subsidy programme for the performance of railway goods transport services in certain types of production in Austria”. You can find the respective subsidy rates at bmvit.gv.at.
Walser Eisenbahn GmbH keeps 2% of the subsidy sum as an administration fee. Customers are billed quarterly, provided the submitted data has been released by the reviewing authority (SCHIG).